Clinical efficacy and potential mechanisms of neurofeedback

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 676-686

  Niv, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative treatment; Neurofeedback; Neurotherapy; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873523629     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2012.11.037     Document Type: Review

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